LAGOS (Reuters) - Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a company executive said on Thursday. In much of sub-Saharan Africa there are low levels of personal car ownership,
Month: June 2019
USPS set to make changes to its dimensional weight rules
UPS will not join FedEx lawsuit against U.S. government
FILE PHOTO: The logo of United Parcel Service is seen at the new package sorting and delivery UPS hub in Corbeil-Essonnes and Evry, southern Paris, France, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - Copyright CHARLES PLATIAU(Reuters) United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it would not join a lawsuit FedEx Corp filed against the U.S.
Airlines and regulators meet to discuss Boeing 737 MAX un-grounding efforts
FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airlines and regulators are gathering at a closed-door summit in Montreal on Wednesday to exchange views on steps needed for
China considers blacklisting FedEx after Huawei delivery errors
By: Bloomberg News China is considering adding FedEx Corp. to a list of so-called unreliable entities, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would escalate tensions with the U.S. Authorities in China have almost completed the preparations that would be needed to blacklist FedEx, the people said, declining to be named
Carriers consider ordering mega containerships
Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders. Evergreen and COSCO, along with COSCO affiliate OOCL and CMA CGM, are all members of the Ocean Alliance; Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express are members of THE Alliance. The Danish website ShippingWatch said it had “market sources
FedEx sues U.S. Department of Commerce
Yesterday (Monday), FedEx filed a suit in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), which seeks to enforce prohibitions contained in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The suit follows FedEx’s accidental diversion of several Huawei packages shipped from the United Kingdom to the United States earlier this month. In the filing, FedEx argued that the
Toyota will add automatic engine shut off and auto-park to all new vehicles
2019 Toyota Corolla The safety features could prevent "rollaway" injuries... Beginning with model year 2020, Toyota will include automatic engine shut off and auto-park features in its new vehicles. If a vehicle is left running for a predetermined amount of time, the engine will automatically shut off. If a driver exits a vehicle without
FedEx’s Breakup With Amazon – What is means
FedEx to hire 700 flexible rural and residential drivers
FedEx driver - downtown Chicago FedEx Corp said it plans to hire about 700 flexible, part-time Express drivers in 160 U.S. residential and rural markets as customer-turned-competitor Amazon.com Inc puts pressure on established delivery firms. FedEx, like global rival United Parcel Service Inc, is investing billions of dollars to cope with the